Polarization control of vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers by utilizing surface plasmon resonance

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 43, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1123-1128

  Onishi, Toshikazu ^a   Tanigawa, Tatsuya ^a   Ueda, Tetsuzo ^a   Ueda, Daisuke ^a  

^a PANASONIC CORPORATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

Metal nanohole array; Polarization control; Surface plasmon resonance; Vertical cavity surface emitting laser (VCSEL)

Indexed keywords

BRAGG REFLECTORS; LIGHT POLARIZATION; LIGHT TRANSMISSION; OPTICAL FIBERS; SEMICONDUCTING ALUMINUM COMPOUNDS; SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE;

METAL NANOHOLE ARRAY; POLARIZATION CONTROL; RECTANGULAR LATTICES;

SURFACE EMITTING LASERS;

EID: 36348945772     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JQE.2007.905897     Document Type: Article

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